Mexican governor says predecessor made deals with gangs – By The Associated Press (ABC News) / January 17, 2022
The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is claiming his predecessor and the previous police chief negotiated with a drug gang
MEXICO CITY — The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state claimed Monday his predecessor and the previous police chief negotiated with a drug gang.
Gov. Cuauhtémoc Blanco had himself been forced to deny any drug links earlier this month after a 3-year-old photo surfaced showing him posing with three men identified as local drug gang leaders. But Blanco went on the offensive Monday, claiming ex-governor Graco Ramirez had made deals with a gang known as “The Reds.”
Blanco appeared at prosecutors’ offices to ask they investigate any allegations against him, saying “I have nothing to hide, I don’t make deals with criminals.”
Blanco also accused the former state police chief, Alberto Capella, of being in on the deals
